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_sooz_  4 stars
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When i was 14 (ok, so 15 years ago, but still...) i took Tae Kwon Do classes and you paid 10 quid (about $7-ish) per week, if you didnt show up, you didnt pay. You paid extra for your uniforms, gradings etc.

I decided that maybe i would switch one of my dance classes for a Tae Kwon Do class, as im looking for a bit more aggressive levels of fitness, plus it goes well with my intent to improve myself mentally as well as physically this year. Except the cost of studying a martial art appears to be the cost of all my dance classes put together! When the hell (and why the hell) did it get so expensive?

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Jezza_Belle  4 stars
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you are converting backwards my dear.


1 US dollar = 0.6535 British pounds sterling

US Dollar
British Pound Sterling


10 quid is about $15 USD

 

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_sooz_  4 stars
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Jezza_Belle posted:

you are converting backwards my dear.


1 US dollar = 0.6535 British pounds sterling

US Dollar
British Pound Sterling


10 quid is about $15 USD



Oops, i havent checked the conversion rate in a LOOOONG time lol

 

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Jezza_Belle  4 stars
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_sooz_ posted:

Jezza_Belle posted:

you are converting backwards my dear.


1 US dollar = 0.6535 British pounds sterling

US Dollar
British Pound Sterling


10 quid is about $15 USD



Oops, i havent checked the conversion rate in a LOOOONG time lol



15 years ago, I think it was closer to 2/1 in favor of the pound.

 

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_sooz_  4 stars
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Registered: 2004-12-4 11:40:44
Jezza_Belle posted:

_sooz_ posted:

Jezza_Belle posted:

you are converting backwards my dear.


1 US dollar = 0.6535 British pounds sterling

US Dollar
British Pound Sterling


10 quid is about $15 USD



Oops, i havent checked the conversion rate in a LOOOONG time lol



15 years ago, I think it was closer to 2/1 in favor of the pound.



Oh i didnt mean that back then it was about $7, i was just doing a rough conversion based on what i thought the current conversion rate was.

 

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Jezza_Belle  4 stars
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_sooz_ posted:

Jezza_Belle posted:

_sooz_ posted:

Jezza_Belle posted:

you are converting backwards my dear.


1 US dollar = 0.6535 British pounds sterling

US Dollar
British Pound Sterling


10 quid is about $15 USD



Oops, i havent checked the conversion rate in a LOOOONG time lol



15 years ago, I think it was closer to 2/1 in favor of the pound.



Oh i didnt mean that back then it was about $7, i was just doing a rough conversion based on what i thought the current conversion rate was.


my point is that to my knowledge, the USD has never been higher than GBP. At least not in my lifetime.

Here is a graph that explains it.

 

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_sooz_  4 stars
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Oh well, it wouldnt be the first time i screwed up something mathematical

 

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